My Journey Around the World 2003-4 Leg 4: KRAP-KBIL

**Stonec0ld** · 09-29-2003, 01:45 AM

Route History
Leg 1: http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/DCForumID8/31417.html
Leg 2: http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/DCForumID8/31492.html
Leg 3: http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/DCForumID8/31525.html

Leg 4: Rapid City, South Dakota to Billings, Montana

Departure: Rapid City Regional
Arrival: Billings Logan International
Route: KRAP-RAP-PALTO-KARAS-WETON-SHR-KRONA-KBIL
Distance: 269.3

Time Startup: 8:53
Time Takeoff: 9:02
Time Landing: 10:57
Time Shutdown: 11:05
Estimated Time Enroute: 3:07 Actual: 2:12
Estimated Fuel Burn: 437.0 Actual: 256.52

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Remarks:
Another relatively bumpy flight, arriving ahead of our ETA, using significantly less fuel. Am I using extremely good fuel conservation while enhancing airspeed, or is it just the flight planner over-estimating? :)

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Doing my preflight inspections, while my co-pilot takes a picture from the terminal roof... :)
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...a771b52b47.jpg

Pushed back, starting up....
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...36751810c1.jpg

Taxiing to the active
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...be759c7d32.jpg

Run-up, requesting clearance for takeoff. :)
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...8876169cae.jpg

Rolling!
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...ce765e5db7.jpg

And we lift gracefully into the South Dakota sky.. :)
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...f5767c5c83.jpg

Climbing out, turning towards the Rapid City VOR.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...0d774d1f4b.jpg

Climbing to a high cruise altitude... My "cheat" panel left visible.... :P
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...eb78a8ba4d.jpg

Cruising.. Interesting cloud formation... :D
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...927916a48d.jpg

Descending...
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...3a798ee61d.jpg

At approach altitude, still a ways out.....
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...f87bb13135.jpg

Downwind leg, airport in view..
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...017c544be1.jpg

Base leg.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...897cb3221f.jpg

Final...
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...ca7ce2112e.jpg

Touchdown, welcome to Billings!
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...0c7d224377.jpg

Interesting taxiways...... :D
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...5d7d6ac0db.jpg

Shut down and secured.. Waiting for the next leg. :)
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...987d782c83.jpg

Until next time..... Next stop: Spokane, Washington.

**MeltedPixel** · 09-29-2003, 02:22 AM

Lots of interesting stuff in this leg! =P

Boeing_747 · 09-29-2003, 02:27 AM

great shots... have a safe trip

**PHCO** · 09-29-2003, 03:24 AM

NICE ! :D

**Stonec0ld** · 09-29-2003, 06:04 AM

Hope to make things even better when I can buy a new pc that can handle higher detail... :)

**Peer** · 09-29-2003, 06:58 AM

Nice leg:-wave

Jan Henk Peereboom

**royb** · 09-29-2003, 07:39 AM

Nice flight! Looks good!

Good luck on your tour!

Roy:-)

**Wichita** · 09-29-2003, 08:06 AM

The flight planner usually overestimates fuel use from what I've seen.

If you check through the library Trev Morson realased a file for the DC-3 which brings the specs closer to reality.

David

**Stonec0ld** · 09-29-2003, 05:56 PM

I downloaded an updated airfile from douglasdc3.com that's supposed to increase the realism, haven't unzipped it yet, but it'll be in place for leg 5... :)